Byron: Teenager escapes juvenile detention center

BYRON -- Police late Tuesday were searching for a teen who escaped from the Orin Allen Youth Rehabilitation Facility, the Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office said.

Residents near the facility, also known as the Byron's Boys Ranch, are being told to be on the lookout for the escapee.

Deputy sheriffs, along with a police K-9 unit and air support from the California Highway Patrol, searched the area around Byron Highway near Byer and Bixler Roads for a subject who has been described as a Hispanic male, 17 years old, 6 feet tall and 165 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing an orange jumpsuit and a blue sweatshirt.

The ward allegedly walked away from the detention facility, according to Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office spokesman Jimmy Lee. After over an hour of searching, the 17-year-old was not found.

The warning was sent out at 9:32 p.m. The teen's name has not been released by police.

Anyone who sees the teen should not approach him, but instead call the Sheriff's Office at 925-646-2441.